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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2502273, member: 39"]Interesting coin and story! Since you mentioned the KB mint mark, let me just add that there is a reason for the "B". <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Kremnica is the Slovak name of the city, in German it would be Kremnitz, but the Hungarian name is Körmöcbánya (see Mat's reply). And the city and mint were in the Hungarian part of "double monarchy", hence KB. Side note: After the end of WW1, pretty much all the minting equipment was moved to the new Hungarian mint in Budapest - Kremnica had to get new machines ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2502273, member: 39"]Interesting coin and story! Since you mentioned the KB mint mark, let me just add that there is a reason for the "B". ;) Kremnica is the Slovak name of the city, in German it would be Kremnitz, but the Hungarian name is Körmöcbánya (see Mat's reply). And the city and mint were in the Hungarian part of "double monarchy", hence KB. Side note: After the end of WW1, pretty much all the minting equipment was moved to the new Hungarian mint in Budapest - Kremnica had to get new machines ... Christian[/QUOTE]
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